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Flashback: Idlib Updates, Strawmen, Ridicule and Blood Lust Not Included

Far too many have chosen to ignore that which was staring them in the face. Turkish forces in the Idlib area were there with the acknowledgment and agreement based on an invitation from Russia, which Syria was surely a party too! This fact, which appeared to myself to be an obvious one was addressed on […]

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Odessa falls and Ukraine becomes a landlocked country

This does require a time commitment. It’s more than 2 hours in length and requires that one does pay attention to the discussion. It’s in depth. Covering military history and how it relates to this time and place. Particularly the Ukraine situation. And all that entails. I’m more than half way through it- about 1 […]

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Adana? Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers/intelligence officers meet in Moscow

Link The defense ministers of Turkey, Halusi Akar, and Syria, Ali Mahmoud Abbas, met on Wednesday in Moscow. The meeting is the first between the defense ministers of the two countries since 2011 and was part of a tripartite meeting with their Russian counterpart Serghei Shoigu. The announcement was made by the Russian defence ministry. […]

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Turkish, Russian strategy for Syrian endgame emerging

First, a trip down memory lane. Years back I’d hoped for this type of an outcome with regard to Syria. Yup, I wanted to see Turkey, Syria and Iran work this out, for themselves. If Russia was going to help, that was okay with me. Turkey and Syria should be good neighbours, the neighbours they […]

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Zelensky’s Weapons Wish List Goes Mostly Unfulfilled on Trip to Washington

Archive.ph The Biden administration continues to balk at sending U.S. battle tanks, fighter jets and long-range missiles to Ukraine. WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelensky’s triumphant visit to Washington ended with promises of billions more in U.S. support for Ukraine, but not what he wanted most: American battle tanks, fighter jets and long-range precision missiles. The […]

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No Evidence that Russia is Behind North Stream Sabotage Attack

I omitted the word “conclusive” that was included in the Washington Post headline. Why? Because it’s weasel wording included to cast doubt. You see if there is no “conclusive” evidence than you have to consider their may be circumstantial evidence. Which is a red herring. – The red herring fallacy specifically involves using that irrelevant […]

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Poland to Legalize Participation of Poles in Ukraine Army

It would be convenient to have Poles in the Ukrainian Army if/when Poland opts to annex a sizeable chunk of this present day nation state thereby returning their people and former lands to the Polish state. A legislative draft submitted to parliament by both the ruling conservatives and the liberal and left opposition will make […]

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Flashback: Pt 2 Lavrov- Adana Agreement Understood To Be In Force

original url https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/pt-2-lavrov-adana-agreement-understood.html via the wayback machine as it looked in 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190128184911/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/pt-2-lavrov-adana-agreement-understood.html Putin said: “The treaty between Syria and Turkey of the year 1998 is still valid. And it deals, in particular, with the fight against terrorism. I think that this is the base that closes many issues in terms of ensuring Turkey’s security […]

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Flashback: Russia/Turkey/Syria 2019 & the Adana Agreement of 1998 Still Valid

https://web.archive.org/web/20190127013159/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/russiaturkeysyria-2019-adana-agreement.html https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russia-positive-on-turkeys-plans-to-secure-its-borders-fm-cavusoglu-140741 I’ve written about and mentioned the Adana agreement on more then one occasion here at the blog- One extensive post on the topic, from 2016, will be re-linked at the bottom of this report.  Cavusoglu is suggesting the 1998 Adana Agreement was discussed at the Erdogan(Turkey) – Putin (Russia) talks. Russia positive on […]

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What Are the Chances of Second Version of Adana Agreement Between Damascus and Ankara?

“Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first to call for a return to the agreement during his meeting with his Turkish counterpart” Yes, he did! Years ago. Covered at my big tech censored site way back. But those previous reports will be brought forth here. This region of the world has always fascinated me. Centered […]